Shit you just learned (probably from the internet.)

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I thought I’d strayed into the straya thread from the picture … then you confirmed it :rofl:

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This particular taxon of Rafflesia occurs only in one locality in the Philippines

and this lucky guy is the first Westerner to ever see one

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3624

Wow, awesome ! How special.

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The reason it has never been recorded by a westerner before is that the plant has eaten all previous explorers :smiley:

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Apparently, it is the largest flower in the world

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Fukushima area hit by 7.3 quake - Tsunami warning issued.

I accidentally the whole Apocalypse…

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In altogether better news, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is finally on her way home.

I dearly hope she sues one A.de-P. Johnson for making her stay so much longer than it might otherwise have been…

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3629

Your irregular reminder of Carl Sagan’s genius -

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At least he didn’t mention cables.

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Further proof of just how smart he was :+1:

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3632

Epic fight scene…

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Guy Vs Brown Owl leader of the kyak bandits (Lopwell 2019)

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A lot of opium was smoked that day…

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This is a thing :pleading_face::pleading_face::pleading_face:

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3636

Tannoy Gold dual concentric studio monitors have shrunk over the years to just 5 inches. :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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4" in my Autograph minis.

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90 years ago (yesterday) Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened

Slightly disappointed that they didn’t mention the steel was constructed on the other side of the world, in Middlesbrough, by local steel giants Dorman Long.

The steel used to make it was produced at Skinningrove from local ironstone and the words ‘Made in Middlesbrough’ are stamped on its side.

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So you now need a ticket for the National Gallery. This was requested by a security guard on the way in. I was about to go online to get one when they said I could just go on and get one at the desk.

Honestly, bureaucracy…

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Probably Covid related.
I had a similar thing at the National History Museum a few months back, I think they just want to know who is in the building if there is a hit on the Track and Trace.
Probably should have been stopped by now but it will probably still be in place in 7 years time when no one will remember why it was introduced

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They just hand you a ticket, no need to give any details.

I can understand numbers restrictions, sure, but what’s wrong with a radio and having a bit of a queue?